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No Time To Waste: Can A State Prevent Nuclear Waste Transportation Within Its Borders Once Yucca Mountain Becomes Operational?, Ryan Franklin Jun 2021

No Time To Waste: Can A State Prevent Nuclear Waste Transportation Within Its Borders Once Yucca Mountain Becomes Operational?, Ryan Franklin

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Following the drop of the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, the United States seriously began contemplating the use of atomic energy not just as a weapon, but as an efficient energy source. President Eisenhower delivered his “Atoms for Peace” speech in front of the United Nations eight years later, effectively launching a massive American campaign to build numerous nuclear power plants to generate enough clean energy to power the entire nation. As these plants were being constructed, however, policymakers and lawmakers who were champions of this endeavor failed to consider the problem of nuclear waste generated …


A Necessary Negative: Analysis Of The Tidewater Virginia Surry-Skiffes Creek Transmission Tower Litigation, Geoffrey Robert Grau May 2020

A Necessary Negative: Analysis Of The Tidewater Virginia Surry-Skiffes Creek Transmission Tower Litigation, Geoffrey Robert Grau

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The Case For A Mandatory Renewable Portfolio Standard In Virginia: A Case Study Examining Virginia’S Potential For A Mandatory Renewable Portfolio Standard By Comparing Virginia To Maryland And North Carolina, Rebecca Wescott Mar 2019

The Case For A Mandatory Renewable Portfolio Standard In Virginia: A Case Study Examining Virginia’S Potential For A Mandatory Renewable Portfolio Standard By Comparing Virginia To Maryland And North Carolina, Rebecca Wescott

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Since the early 1980s, states have utilized Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (“RPSs”) as policy mechanisms to “promote broader investment in renewable energy without requiring passage of a comprehensive energy policy measure that includes a pricing mechanism for carbon.” RPS policies can be drafted in one of two ways: (1) as a mandatory RPS, a legal mandate on what percentage of a state’s power portfolio must come from specific eligible renewable energy sources by a specific date in the future, or (2) as a non-binding or voluntary RPS, a policy goal that recommends that a certain percentage of a state’s power …


The Impact Of The Tobacco Buyout On The Commonwealth's Open Spaces: Protecting Open Land By Expanding The Scope Of Use Value Assessment, Mary Atkinson Nov 2017

The Impact Of The Tobacco Buyout On The Commonwealth's Open Spaces: Protecting Open Land By Expanding The Scope Of Use Value Assessment, Mary Atkinson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Recurrent Flooding And Social Vulnerability: A Model Ordinance, Sarah Edwards Feb 2017

Recurrent Flooding And Social Vulnerability: A Model Ordinance, Sarah Edwards

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The Wind Blows In Virginia Too—Deconstructing Legal And Regulatory Barriers To The Development Of Onshore, Utility-Scale Wind Energy In Virginia, Mark L. (Buzz) Belleville Nov 2016

The Wind Blows In Virginia Too—Deconstructing Legal And Regulatory Barriers To The Development Of Onshore, Utility-Scale Wind Energy In Virginia, Mark L. (Buzz) Belleville

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Waging War On The Rising Seas: Fashioning A Comprehensive Approach To Combating The Effects Of Sea Level Rise On Hampton Roads, Virginia Military Installations Under Existing Frameworks, Paul Hawkins Nov 2016

Waging War On The Rising Seas: Fashioning A Comprehensive Approach To Combating The Effects Of Sea Level Rise On Hampton Roads, Virginia Military Installations Under Existing Frameworks, Paul Hawkins

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Emerging Contaminants In Virginia, Peter L. Defur, Laura E. Williams, Sarah D. Sanford Feb 2016

Emerging Contaminants In Virginia, Peter L. Defur, Laura E. Williams, Sarah D. Sanford

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article summarizes the rise of emerging contaminants in waterways in Virginia and nationwide, and how they affect ecological and human health. First, we review the scientific discovery of chemicals that alter hormone systems, reproductive and developmental processes and how these were discovered in waterways. We go on to explain the current state of emerging contaminant regulations, noting that few states have a clear understanding of what chemicals are discharged into surface waters. The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has no national effort in this area, despite congressional interest and action. Finally, we make recommendations for future emerging contaminant control and …


Effects Of The Craft Beer Boom In Virginia: How Breweries, Regulators, And The Public Can Collaborate To Mitigate Environmental Impacts, Hannah Fish Nov 2015

Effects Of The Craft Beer Boom In Virginia: How Breweries, Regulators, And The Public Can Collaborate To Mitigate Environmental Impacts, Hannah Fish

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


“The Energy Capital Of The East Coast?”: Lessons Virginia Can Learn From Cape Wind Failure And European Success In Offshore Wind Energy, Lamya Moosa May 2015

“The Energy Capital Of The East Coast?”: Lessons Virginia Can Learn From Cape Wind Failure And European Success In Offshore Wind Energy, Lamya Moosa

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Making Regional And Local Tmdls Work: The Chesapeake Bay Tmdl And Lessons From The Lynnhaven River, Shana Campbell Jones Feb 2014

Making Regional And Local Tmdls Work: The Chesapeake Bay Tmdl And Lessons From The Lynnhaven River, Shana Campbell Jones

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article will first provide an overview of how restoration developed in the Bay in order to provide a regional context for the Lynnhaven River “total maximum daily load[s]” or TMDL. The Article will then explain the 2011 Chesapeake Bay TMDL and how it potentially foreshadows “next generation” cooperative federalism and watershed restoration because it is generating increased engagement from local government, private citizens, and non-profit restoration efforts. This Article will then tighten its focus to the Lynnhaven River, a local tributary within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and will examine the local government’s success in implementing measures to meet a …


How To Save The Chesapeake Bay Tmdl: The Critical Role Of Nutrient Offsets, Robert H. Nelson Feb 2014

How To Save The Chesapeake Bay Tmdl: The Critical Role Of Nutrient Offsets, Robert H. Nelson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Adrift Without A Paddle: The Present And Future Of The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, Robert E. Baute Jr. Dec 2001

Adrift Without A Paddle: The Present And Future Of The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, Robert E. Baute Jr.

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


1993 Virginia Legislative Summary, Editors Of The William & Mary Environmental Law And Policy Review Apr 1993

1993 Virginia Legislative Summary, Editors Of The William & Mary Environmental Law And Policy Review

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

The following are synopses of eighteen pieces of important legislation concerning Virginia's natural environment that the General Assembly enacted and the Governor signed into law in 1993, as of April 15, 1993.


1992 Virginia Legislative Summary, Editors Of The William & Mary Environmental Law And Policy Review Apr 1992

1992 Virginia Legislative Summary, Editors Of The William & Mary Environmental Law And Policy Review

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

The following are synopses of forty-four pieces of important legislation concerning Virginia's natural environment that the General Assembly enacted and the Governor signed into law in 1992, as of April 6, 1992.


Directions In Virginia's Shoreline Erosion Policy, Mary Munson Jan 1988

Directions In Virginia's Shoreline Erosion Policy, Mary Munson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Virginia Legislature Passes Phosphate Ban Bill, Peter R. Lucchesi Apr 1987

Virginia Legislature Passes Phosphate Ban Bill, Peter R. Lucchesi

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Update On Solid And Hazardous Waste Management In Virginia, Christine A. Finley May 1981

Update On Solid And Hazardous Waste Management In Virginia, Christine A. Finley

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Potential Uranium Deposits Reported In Virginia, Lawrence P. Landry May 1981

Potential Uranium Deposits Reported In Virginia, Lawrence P. Landry

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Environment Legislation Before The 1980 General Assembly, Albert P. Barker Mar 1980

Environment Legislation Before The 1980 General Assembly, Albert P. Barker

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Future Of Virginia Fisheries Explored, Susan C. Watkins Mar 1980

Future Of Virginia Fisheries Explored, Susan C. Watkins

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Epa Criticizes Virginia's Clean Air Implementation Plan, Leslie Sue Ritts Nov 1979

Epa Criticizes Virginia's Clean Air Implementation Plan, Leslie Sue Ritts

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Comment: Who Should Have Title To Virginia Tidelands?, Kevin D. Norwood Nov 1979

Comment: Who Should Have Title To Virginia Tidelands?, Kevin D. Norwood

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Comment: Why Czma Failed, Al Barker Nov 1979

Comment: Why Czma Failed, Al Barker

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Nominating Property For The Virginia Landmarks Register, Glenn S. Hayes Nov 1979

Nominating Property For The Virginia Landmarks Register, Glenn S. Hayes

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The Current Status Of Virginia's Coastal Resources Management Program Dec 1978

The Current Status Of Virginia's Coastal Resources Management Program

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.